Great Britain: Chief Rabbi Joseph Herman Hertz, 1938; medal by Jewish medallist Benno Elkan; size: 34mm; weight: 18.45g: bears bust of the Rabbi and a menorah, with legends in English and Hebrew; commemorates Hertz on 25 years as Britain and her empire's Chief Rabbi (reference legend in Hebrew). Hertz (1872-1946) distinguished himself as a strong advocate of Zionism and his opposition to Reform/Liberal Judaism. Born in Hungary, he was one of the first graduates of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York; JMM-73. In AU-UNC though with signs of cleaning in places.